Search Results for: Ode to Kirihito
If I remember correctly, the original 2006 Vertical edition of Ode to Kirihito was my first true exposure to a dark, somewhat self-contained Osamu Tezuka tale. It also may have been the largest bulk volume of manga I consumed prior to Drawn & Quarterly's release …Read more »
Ayako brings us another massive single-volume tale from the manga master, Osamu Tezuka. Like some of Vertical's previous long-form Tezuka releases— MW and Ode to Kirihito in particular— Ayako isn't afraid to get dark and dreary. In fact, Ayako may be one of the bleakest …Read more »
In the wide world of manga, there are a lot of titles to look forward to this fall. It should be no surprise that a good deal of those hot properties are coming from the fine folks at Vertical , a publisher that continues to …Read more »
If you've been following Vertical's deluxe releases of Osamu Tezuka's work, then you already know that there are many, many different sides to the prolific creator, most of which are far separated from the cutesy and fun trappings of titles like Astro Boy . Heck, …Read more »
If The Book of Human Insects happened to be a manga by Hideshi Hino or Kazuo Umezu, one might find the title more indicative of the book's contents on a surface level. Instead we're treated to another layered story by the master, Osamu Tezuka, and …Read more »
Before you get too excited, this is not a top 10, 5, or even 3 list. I enjoy skimming those as much as the next, but if I haven't been cataloging every single thing I touched over the course of a year, it …Read more »
The tension is palpable in Pluto at this point, but somewhere in the thick miasma of suspense is a subtle hint of disappointment that it's all barreling toward a close. There may be two volumes left, but never before has the light at the end …Read more »
Joseph Luster
